You can do this! How did the Long Term Care Survey Process (LTCSP) get here and why? Long Term Care Survey Process (LTCSP) has been a long time coming. The QIS survey has been implemented in pilot programs over the last several years. The thought at the time, was that it would eventually [...]

Phase II Effective November 28th, 2017! Are you ready? New SOM/OBRA Regulations with new tag numbers from 540-949 to be implemented by November 28th, 2017, Phase 2. We’ve been in the throes of final rule CMS regulatory changes that started in November 2016 and will continue through not just Phase 2, but also [...]

AIT without Lesley Powell's Administrator In Training! CMS are working very hard to make the most recent changes to the SOM. Content from the old regulations has been re-arranged, revised and some completely new. The intention is to have the new tags in print by November 28, 2017 which is the implementation date [...]